[DECtalk] DECTAlk 4.4 Public Domain?

[Pitermach]

About the issue with the second dectalk, what happens is almost every 
parameter is actually changed, except the pitch and inflection, so after 
you change voices you just need to manually raise the pitch or what ever 
to set it straight.

On 2012-02-01 03:18, Blake Roberts wrote:
> Doris,
> I discovered the other day that two Dectalks for NVDA exist. I was able to
> try both out after obtaining them and reinstalling NVDA. Both NVDA-specific
> Dectalks have issues. In the first one, only Paul is available as a voice.
> To me, that version of Dectalk for NVDA sounds similar to 4.4, though I have
> no idea what DT version it is based on. The second Dectalk for NVDA lists
> all 9 voices, but apparently is based on another version of Dectalk.  Some
> of those voices sound, um, different. Example: Kipp sounds like he's going
> through puberty or something similar. If anyone wants to experiment with/use
> Dectalk for NVDA, write me off-list. As far as  I know, Dectalk for NVDA is
> not officially supported by the NVDA developers and I don't know who created
> Dectalks for NVDA.
>
> Regarding Dectalk for Jaws, there is Dectalk Access32. Problem: Freedom
> Scientific broke Dectalk Access32 functionality in an earlier version of
> Jaws. Since a Jaws-specific version of Dectalk Access32 is no longer sold or
> supported by FS, I sort of understand why  Freedom Scientific won't fix the
> problem. Another member of this list found a workaround to make Dectalk
> Access32 work with Jaws which involves uninstalling Eloquence.
> Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Doris and Chris
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:56 PM
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Subject: [DECtalk] DECTAlk 4.4 Public Domain?
>
> with all the discussion of singing dectalks, it was a couple of times
> mentioned that dectalk version 4.4 is in the public domain.
>
> Is there a version of this or can one be made available that works with
> screenreaders?
>
> I enjoy the dectalk songs I have heard and am amazed at the creativity and
> finesse and perfection that goes into those songs but this is nothing I have
> any interst in persuing myself .
>
> I like dectalk for its clear speech and low footprint on older systems and I
> would love to have a working version to use with my screenreaders, i.e. jaws
> and nvda. For nvda especialy it would be nice to have a free dectalk
> version. nvda comes with espeak, which is free and open source. espeak is
> certainly usable and I like its responsibeness but dectalk has much clearer
> speech and would be much easier to understand for those used to more human
> sounding synths.
>
> With all the time and energy devoted to making dectalk sing and talking
> about this, if there is a public domain version of dectalk available, could
> some of the time and energy be devoted to giving us a free dectalk to just
> use with screenreaders or a free sapi version?
> I do not know what would go into this but I'd like to see something that is
> usable for the broader masses and especialy for nvda users.
> nvda is coming of age and a decent free synth with it would be such a
> blessing!
>
> Doris
>
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